Liam Gill will most likely be playing for the Reds I would think, though it would be good for Shippers to play.
It's Shipperley's birthday today - happy birthday to you Ships - but he's blowing out 21 candles; so he's too old.
Many of the 2012 U/20 team will be formed from players who were in the 2011 Oz U/19 team. Obviously others would have stepped up in Colts or even grade after the last lot was picked and some will step this year before the 2012 team is selected. [At least ... I hope so.]
The 2011 Oz U/19 team, which was beaten by the England U/18 team was:
1. Gary Neugebauer
2. Hugh Roach *
3 . Oliver Hoskins
4. Jed Holloway
5 . Steve Cummins
6. Luke Beauchamp
7 . Boyd Killingworth
8 . Jason Havea
9 . Matt Lucas *
10 . Dion Taumata
11. Blake Murray
12. Con Foley
13. Malie Hingano
14. Lindsay Crook
15. Peter Schuster
Reserves (and the positions I think they played when they came on)
16. (2) Tim Read
17. (3) Michael Bermingham
18. (4) Sam Reiser
19. (7) Tom Connor
20. (9) Tim Donlan
21. (10) Stuart Dunbar
22. (1) Les Makin
23. (11) Mitch Felsman
Eligible players who were not available included: Liam Gill*, Kyle Godwin, Apo Latunipulu*
* These players were selected for the 2011 Oz U/20 team though Gill was recalled by the Reds before he played a game.
As I wrote in the Oz U/19 thread yonks ago: the U/18 Pommie lads were like men against boys who were on average about 1 year older than they were. I hope that the selectors of the Oz U/20 team this year pay attention to the physicality of players and not just natural skill.